dougcall

Here are the most recent basic specs I found; Key Features HD/SD multi-format support,1080i50/60,720p50/60,625i50,525i60 Supports DV25, JPEG 2000, and MPEG-2* compression DV 25 Mb/s 4:1:1 or 4:2:0 (DVCAM and DVCPRO) JPEG 2000 high-efficiency, scalable compression for SD (4:2:2, 10 bit) and HD (4:2:2, 10 bit) MPEG-2* for SD (4:2:0 and 4:2:2 ) and HD (4:2:0) Recording/playback to and from integrated REV PRO and professional-grade CompactFlash media Simultaneous read/write to and from REV and CompactFlash media Traditional inputs/outputs include BNC connectors for (HD-)SDI, CVBS, TC, AES audio, and XLRs for analog audio IT-based interfaces Three USB 2.0 connectors (two hosts and one device) One FireWire (IEEE 1394) connector HDMI display connector Gigabit Ethernet Remote control and file transfer over IP connections Configurable four-channel audio router with eight selectable input sources 14-bit digital HD camera head with advanced video processing Built-in PDA-type user interface I heard it would be around $30-35K including quality HD Lens.

If your going to be targeting all the output to broadcast TV anyway why not shoot it all in 60i to start with. Then you wouldn't need to worry about all the conversions back and forth. Are you shooting it native 16:9 or 4:3?

I thinking of buying the Ikegami HL-DV7AW also. I did a hands on demo last week at the Ikegami Dealer and it seemed really good. I liked the sharp viewfinder a lot. I'm use to using the less expensive viewfinder on the JVC DV5000 and it sort of sucks. I also felt the Ikegami had plenty of menu options available for setting up the camera to get the exact picture you would like. The only thing I wish it had that it doesn't is 24p. I'm looking at getting in first week of January.

Panasonic P2 Camera SPX800. It retails for $19,995. and I had a hands on demo of it in South Florida last week in my home. Very cool camera. Super rugged, great low-light, light weight, I loved the thumbnails selector on the viewfinder. This will shoot in 60i, 24p and 30p. It uses five P2 memory modules 4GB each for about 80 minutes of DV or DVCPRO25 video footage.